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The Music Trade Review
18
NOVEMBER 3, 1928
"Dusky Stevedore" for
Lawrence Wright Go.
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CENTURY CERTIFIED EDITION.
Century Music Pub. Co.
Z35 W. 40th St., New York City
Broadcast Music for Hotel
Now Before the Courts
Right of Hotels to Pick Up Radio Concerts of
Copyrighted Music for Entertainment of
Paying Guests Before Federal Court in Kan-
sas City
KANSAS CITY, MO., October 26.—The right *>l a
hotel or other public place maintained for prolit
to pick up by radio copyrighted musical selec
tions for the entertainment of its guests unless
licensed to do so is involved in a case pending
in the Federal Court here.
The action was brought by Maurice J. O'Sul-
livan, Kansas City attorney, in behalf of Gene
liuck, president of the American Society of
Composers, Authors and Publishers, against
De Sylva, Brown & Henderson, Inc., music
publishers, and Wilson Duncan, operator of
Station KWKC of Kansas City, and the Jcvvell-
La Salle Realty Co., operator of the La Salle
Hotel in Kansas City.
The petition alleges neither defendant was
licensed to perform in public and for profit the
music copyrighted by the plaintiffs. It con-
tends eight numbers broadcast by KWKC and
picked up by the hotel on its central receiving
set and distributed to its various rooms consti-
tuted an infringement of the copyrights.
The plaintiffs seek injunctions against the
radio station and hotel and damages of $250,
plus attorney fees, for each of the eight musical
numbers.
O'Sullivan says the lawsuit involves only
commercial users of radio and does not affect
the private set owner.
The case is regarded as of particular im-
portance in view of the growing number i»l
hotels which now provide radio receiving ap-
paratus in their guest rooms.
Long List of Hits
by Al Piantadosi
In response to many inquiries received from
members of the music trade and professional
entertainers since starting business about two
years ago, the music publishing firm of Al Pi-
antadosi, 1576 Broadway, New York, has issued
a printed list of twenty of Mr. Piantadosi's big-
gest song hits of the past. This list will prove
a convenient record for future inquiries of this
sort and will eliminate many letters written
for this purpose. The list, which is topped by
a photograph of Mr. Piantadosi, is being sent
out to a selected mailing list this week.
Some of the more sensational hits of the long
list are as follows: "The Curse of an Aching
Heart," "Pal of My Cradle Days," "I Didn't
Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier," "That's How
I Need You," "When You Play in the Game European Rights for Triangle Hit Taken Over
by English Co.—"Punch and Judy" Given
of Love," "Baby Shoes," "What a Wonderful
Wide Campaign
Mother You'd Be," "Send Me Away With a
Smile," "Italian Rag," "Honey Man," "On the
Kuropean publishing rights for the fox-trot
Shores of Italy," "Wild, Wild Women," "I'm
"Dusky Stevedore" were secured recently by
Tired of Making Believe" and others.
the Lawrence Wright Music Publishing Co., of
London, from the Triangle Music Publishing
Co., New York, which released the number here
a few months ago. Joe Davis, head of the Tri-
angle concern, states that Lawrence Wright,
An effective window display, featuring the head of the Wright company, is very enthu-
song "Little Mother (Mutterchen)," theme of siastic over the transaction and intends to make
the William Fox photoplay "Four Sons," was it one of the biggest successes in England and
used recently by the Krey Music Store, Bos- the Continent.
ton, and attracted much extra business to the
Mr. Davis has just released a special phono-
dance arrangement of the piano novelty en-
titled "Punch and Judy," which is the plug
number of the Triangle firm's instrumental cata-
log this Fall. This number was written by
Paul Vincent and is proving very popular with
piano soloists as well as large dance orchestras
in all parts of the country. "Punch and July"
was given a fine presentation by Sam Lanin and
the Ipana Troubadours over station WEAF and
the "red" network of stations on October 31.
"Little Mother" Featured
by Boston Music House
Marvin Lee Joins
the DeS. B & H. Staff
Marvin Lee, who has been associated with
the Milton Weil Music Co., Chicago, for a con-
siderable period, has severed his connections
with that firm to join the staff of De Sylva,
Brown & Henderson, Inc., New York in the
capacity of traveling representative". Mr. Lee
started last week on his first trip across the
Featuring "Little Mother"
country in the interest of the firm's catalog and
sheet music counter. The song, which is pub- will be on the road for a month or two. He
lished by Sherman, Clay & Co., San Francisco, brings to the De Sylva, Brown & Henderson
had been selling consistently in New England organization a wide experience, covering prac-
territory on its merits before the showing of tically every angle of the music publishing
the picture there, but sales took a remarkable business, and is well known to the retail trade
jump with the tie-ups in the motion picture throughout the country.
theatres. The window was devoted exclusively
to the showing of copies of the single song,
Another Sensational Hit
"Little Mother (Mutterchen)," which was set
in THE WITMARK
off by a large photographic cutout of the five
principals of the picture as well as "stills"
from the film.
BLACK & WHITE
SERIES
May Shurr in New Post
PORTLAND, ORE., October 30.—May Shurr, who
for the past ten years has been associated with
the Rcmick Song & Gift Shop of Portland, has
severed her connection and joined the sheet
music department of Sherman, Clay & Co.
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